Fires Cost 500 Million a Year
ANational Fire Protective Association report illustrates fires costing the U S 500 million yearly with about 15 000 deaths and 31 000 fires daily. Carelessness and defective chimneys top the causes. dustless mops and electric irons as well as nitro cellulose film issues appear. The group calls for stronger fire laws stricter codes and safer film transport.
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Chicago
United States
America
National Fire Protective Association
Drake Hotel
H. O. Lacount
Boston
Association
RR. S. Moulton
Safety To Life
Committee On Public Information
Two Men Sail Canoe Through the Panama Canal
A 13 foot canoe carrying four mainsails and a hb became the first sailing craft to pass the Panama Canal under canvas. Lieut. Miller of the United States Navy and Ni. Z. Grieser navigated Cristobal to Balboa starting at 6 am, reaching Balboa the same evening at 8345, threading the lock system beside large freighters. The voyage cost 72 cents in tolls.
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Balboa Leights
Canal
Panama Canal
Lieut. Miller
United States
Davy
Ni. Z. Grieser
Cristobal
Balboa
Heiress to Estate Must Wed Generations Yank Denver
A Denver bequest of most of Gen Frank D Baldwin’s residuary estate to his granddaughter Miss Alice Anle Willams Foote requires she wed an American of at least two generations. The will marks the general’s last testament and the estate totals about a set amount.
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Denver
Colo
Frank D. Baldwin
Colorado
Alice Anle Willams
Foote
Holland Gets Rattlers From Idaho For Serum Work
Optado Oregon Idaho rattlesnakes shipped to Amsterdam Holland to aid Dutch government in experimental work. 47 snakes captured at Black's Creek near Golse on Mountain Slone highway. Lengths 10 to 20 inches.
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Idaho
Fishland
Robert Lambert
Bolse
Hng
Amsterdam
Tiolland
Black's Creek
Golse
Widow Inherits Half Of Estate In Complicated Bequest
The archival snippet notes a bequest totaling over twenty thousand dollars with one half left outright to the widow. The remainder likely allocated to other heirs, though specifics are not fully disclosed in the fragment.
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Chicago
Eugene P. McDonald
Chicago Nadia Laboratories
National Broadcasters’ Association
J. Elliott Jenkins
WDAP
Wilson J. Wetherbee
Westinghouse
KYW
Thorne Donnelly
WDA
Lowell Crosley, Jr
Bill to End Peerages in England Introduced in Commons
Labour MP Arthur Ponsonby of Sheffield proposes a bill to abolish hereditary titles in England. The measure would allow current peers to renounce their titles and bar successors born after passage from inheriting peerage.
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England
London
aArthur Ponsonby
Sheffield
House of Commons
Prague to Paris Flights Boosted by Aerial Center
Prague based Busey Aerial Center announces regular eight weekly flights to Paris Warsaw and Constantinople with round trips. The service transports malls merchandise and passengers between the cities.
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Prague
Busey
Pragues
Paris
Warsaw
Constantinople
Navy seeks longer enlistment to fix tech talent gap
Washington hearings spotlight personnel as the Navy warns that current turnover undermines the 5-5-3 treaty balance. With 60,000 of 86,000 due to leave, only about 40 percent re-enlist, hampering radio teletgraphers and expert gunnery. The report urges longer terms and pay premiums to retain technicians.
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United States
Great Britain
Congress
Vacation Outfits for Girl and Littlest Viaids
Vacation wardrobe ideas for girls feature summer frocks in cottons and crepes, ginghams and organdie with white pique collars, appliques, pockets, and bloomers with middy suits. Styles emphasize organdie, tassels, and color palettes of blue, yellow, tan, rose, and green for play and dress-up occasions.
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Kalek
Russia Faces Grain Surplus Domination This Year
Moscow reports 1923 harvest may yield a grain surplus large enough to flood export markets. Prices in famine districts fall to 25–40 cents a bushel for rye, transport costs push Moscow prices higher, and Odessa and the southern grain belt quote under 70 cents per bushel. Government grain reserves approach 210 million bushels, with much held for army needs and uncertain exports.
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Moscow
Russia
Thussia
Saratov
Samara
Aloscow
Siberia
Europe
Odessa
Diel
Prince of Wales Dines Simply at London Banquet
London hosts vying hostesses find the Prince of Wales passes over rich dishes and enjoys a plain plate of cockham and beans. Physicians attribute his health to frugal, simple meals, abstaining from highly seasoned foods and fresh outdoor exercise. The prince's cheerful disposition is noted.
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London
Prince of Wales
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed
Mrs Anice D Davis of Jamestown endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after relief from nervousness backache and weakness during and after the Change of Life She claims the remedy kept in her home and recommends it to others as a cure for similar troubles. The letter highlights general nervous upset and says the compound removed the cause in many cases.
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Jamestown N
Lydia E. Pinkham
Chase Ug
Anice D. Davis
Second St
Jamestown
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Fire Protection Association
Holland
Navy
Washington
Rte
Westers Newspuper Union
Vallace
Broadcasters Form Association
Woman
W. F. Young, Inc
Temple St
Springfield, Maas
Tara
Dr Scholls
Schell Affe. Co
Hives
Troy
Hoally Co. Dept
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